Giving to the poor crucial for turning the tide against poverty, says Southern African Grantmakers Association

Business Day reports that the Southern African Grantmakers Association's (SAGA) executive director Colleen du Toit believes that giving to the poor and sound implementation of development programmes are key to alleviating poverty in Southern Africa. This comment comes after the recent SAGA conference, which looked at new ways of doing grantmaking in the region. While there is a need to decrease donor dependency, donor funding still remains essential for many NPOs.